| | |  | Art & Architecture | Home » » Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times Audiobook CD: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor, Revised Edition (7 CDs) (v. 1) | | | | | | | Description: | | History will never be the same again! This spirited reading of the first in Susan Wise Bauer's Story of the World history series brings to life the stories and records of the peoples of ancient times.
Now more than ever, other countries and customs affect our everyday lives-and our children need to learn about the people who live all around the globe. Susan Wise Bauer has provided a captivating guide to the history of the ancient world. Written in an engaging, straightforward manner, The Story of the World weaves world history into a storybook format. This volume covers the major historical events from the beginning of civilization to the fall of the Roman Empire.
This Story of the World audiobook is a collaboration between Jim Weiss, whose voice has been described as “liquid gold” (CNN-TV), and Susan Wise Bauer, whose writing has been described as “timeless and intelligent” (Publishers Weekly). It may be used along with the print books (The Story of the World Volume 1 Text Book, Activity Book, and Tests; each sold separately), as a supplement to a traditional history curriculum, or independently. Approximately 8 hours on 7 audio CDs. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Susan Wise Bauer | | CD-ROM:
| 1 pages | | Publisher:
| Peace Hill Press | | Publication Date:
| October 02, 2006 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1933339047 | | Package Length:
| 6.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.55 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 182 reviews |
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 WOW !Jul 07, 2010
My 5 year old saw this book and begged to start homeschool early this year. She enjoys doing the coloring page in the accompanying activity book while I read her the stories. No such thing as dividing a chapter out over a whole week for her! She likes this book so well that she begs to do 2 or 3 chapters a day! I find myself condensing the activities because she narrates the reading so well and is so hungry for the information that she doesn't want to stop! I mean it, there are dishes, dinner, laundry...life really must go on, but she doesn't want to stop reading this book! She adds other details to the coloring pages that I read from the story (of her own initiative) and relates other things she knows from other sources (Bible, History Channel, and other books she's read, etc.). This is narration at its best! We look up some of the things in history encyclopedias, especially different pictures because she wants to add more to the coloring ( /narration) pages. Wow. What else can I say? Just...WOW!
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Good introduction to an important subject.Jun 27, 2010
I searched out this book after listening to Ms. Bauer's audiobook, "The History of the Medieval World," which is well worth an adult's time to digest. I am reading "The Story of the World" to my six-year-old son, and he loves it. I wasn't sure he would take to a long book without many pictures, so I'm pleasantly surprised.
Perhaps you should know my purpose and background, in order to evaluate this review. I am not an expert on history, as many reviewers here claim to be. If Ms. Bauer makes a historical mistake, it'll need to be glaring for me to catch it. My son attends a public school, so I'm not using this as a textbook at home. I want my son to know history because that's the best way to know what to expect from people. In our opinion, this book is excellent for its purpose. I'm sure we'll want more detailed, mature treatments of the subject later on. Right now, the beginning exposure is what's most important.
I read the negative reviews with interest. Most seem disappointed on religious grounds; either Ms. Bauer's story is too Christian or not Christian enough. I'm an atheist, and I think her treatment of myths and religious history is appropriate and manageable. I'm not expecting her to deliver enlightenment on that front. I encourage anyone interested to read the sample pages offered on the Amazon site. I think the gaps in this series can only be remedied by further reading, not an attempt to find one perfect textbook. Good luck to all you parents.
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 so-so retelling of legendsJun 25, 2010
I really wanted to like this book. I like the idea of it much more than the book itself. We're ten chapters in and both the kids and I are losing interest fast. It reads like a Grimm's fairy tale written by a middle school student. At least half the text is comprised of stories and not history. The stories are rather dark for my sensitive first grader. I find myself skipping large sections of text and having to edit what I do read aloud. The writing is overly simplified and seems patronizing, even for very young children, and contains frequent typos. I had planned on using this as the basis of our homeschool history for this year but am now looking for an alternative. I will still read the rest of the book to the kids before selling it but plan on continuing to skip many of the stories and just read the meat of the text.
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Perfect Intro to World HistoryJun 23, 2010
I've been reading "The Story of the World" to my 6-year-old for the past several weeks. While the book is comprehensive in its' overall time line, we've been picking and choosing stories based on what interests us on a given day. Last night we chose three stories summarizing the life and exploits of Alexander the Great. Last week we read about the adventures of Odysseus. Before that, it was the Remus and Romulus myth surrounding the beginnings of Rome. And don't forget the appropriately detailed overview of the lives of gladiators.
I think next up will be Early America civilizations...
Each chapter is short and focused, and written well for K-3rd grade. The chapters are written as stories or narratives which make the learning perfectly consumable by the target age ranges.
Not only have I found my son making real world connections and references to items we've read in the book, but I've also learned a few new things myself.
This is highly recommended.
SOW wonderfulJun 22, 2010
This is an absolutely great product. My kids can't wait to go fo a ride in the car now beacause they want to listen to the stories. Jim Weiss is very engaging and the stories are short, sweet and to the point. My dyslexic auditory learner loves this so much better than trying to read the stories. Now she gets to learn about history (without the struggle)and really relates to the message. The series brings about lots of question and discussion sessions. The only thing that could make it any better(for me) would have been some background music that leant to the stories but my kids don't seem to care at all.
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